The Pulaski village board Tuesday declined to overturn an Oct. 9 vote by the village water board to cease fluoridating the water. The Post-Standard

Paul Connett, the executive director of the Fluoride Action Network, answered the questions below from syracuse.com readers about community water fluoridation. Connett, a retired professor of chemistry from St. Lawrence University, opposes the practice.

Last week, Onondaga County Health Commissioner Dr. Cynthia Morrow, who supports community water fluoridation, answered questions on the topic. The debate came up in Central New York earlier this year, when the village of Pulaski voted to stop fluoridating its water.